WHITTIER – A man who broke into a clothing store ran from police but was later arrested Monday.

An officer checking out an alarm at a business in the 14200 block of Lambert Road at 12:59 a.m. saw a smashed window. He also spotted a man inside the store tossing clothes out the broken window, Whittier police Lt. Randy Inman said.

“He orders the suspect down to the floor. The suspect takes off running,” Inman said.

The culprit jumped a wall into a backyard. He was later found. The clothes were returned to the owner.

Inman said Johnny Valdez, 19, who lives in the unincorporated area near Whittier, was arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary.